St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-05
THESE MEN TALK.
Gossip in the Rotundas by Men
Who Are Worth Quoting.

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Gov McGill returned from trip TO
st. Peter and Rochester to his apart
mentS at the Merchants last evening,
where he was seen by the GLOBES rep
resentative. "After the ceremonies
connected with the Gustayus Adolphus
| college at st. Peter were concluded"
said the governor, II accompanied the
state lunacy commission on a tour of
inspection of the hospitals for the insane
| at st. Peter and Rochester. While the
general health and condition of the pa
tients was good, the accommodations at
ST. Peter were utterly insufficient to in
sure the comfort of the |, 200peTSons con-
gregated there. At Rochester. however,
where there are 800 patriots, 4 better
condition of affairs exists and a new
building, just completed at that place
and connected with the hospital will be
utilized for the overflow from the inSti-
tuition at St. Peter. AS to the SILVIA
ter penitentiary investigation, have not
received the report of the committee nor
the slightest intimation as to its find
ingS, or when il will be ready for my
peruSal. Until | receive that document
| would prefer not TO express an opinion
on the subject"
Among the guests at the Merchants
Yesterday was Thomas NJ. Nichols, of
Galesburg, ILL.,, where he is prominent
business man. and he has recently made
a thorough and exhaustive trip through
the state and contiguous territory.
when year ago." said Mr.. Nichols,
1.-The people were enthusiastic on the
subject of Blaine for president in 1888,
found that a reaction had set in. and
fhinl- inr in faUnr nf ChnlE inU
him for another and more available cam
didate. All eyes are turned toward
New York next Tuesday, where Fred
Grant is running for secretary of
state, TO see the effect that a
great name will have upon the
voters. of course the natural ten
dency of Illinois in the event of Grants
success. will be in favor of a licked fer
the presidency with the names of Grant
and Lincoln, and the boom of the latter
will rest quietly pending a decision in
New York. Yet l do not take much
stock in the ultimate success of Lincoln,
whose friends are perslsting in forcing
him to the front, since the Republicans
must have something else besides q
name to pit against the incumbent of
the White house. The people have had
enough of Blaine, and there must be a
stronger man in the Republican ranks
than the candidate defeated by Cleve-
land few years ago.
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For the past week or ten days there
have been numerous inquiries for John
Ford at the Merchants, he having been
missing from his post that period of
time But he turned up all right again
yesterday after a hunting trip to Ten
Mile lake. short distance from Fergus
FallS,aS blitheSome and accommodating
as ever. The cold snap drove nearly
all the birds away" said the popular
hotel clerk, "but we managed to get
several good bags of mallards and
pbeasants, the latter by the way are
getting very scarce"
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Dairy Commissioner Ives returned
yesterday from the national convention
| of the Butter, Eggs and Cheese aSsocia-
ton, which has been in session at Man
chester. Iowa. this week. He says Min
nesota leads them all in the matter of
dairy laws and the administration of
| them. The convention was largely at
tended, and many matters of especial
interest to the association were dis
| cuSScd.